Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Worthington Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worthington Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Worthington Estates

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Worthington Estates:
  • 33.654832, -84.802159
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Worthington Estates

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
  • Since Worthington Estates is near Fulton County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Worthington Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Worthington Estates ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Bent Pine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
• Bright Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
• Executive Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Executive Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Executive Heights
• Fairplay
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairplay is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
• Gregory Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gregory Heights is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Heights
• Kings Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
• Orchard Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
• Pumpkintown Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
• Rivertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
• Sugar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Creek is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
• Sweetwater Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

How Far From Worthington Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Worthington Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Worthington Estates and extending to:

• Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Worthington Estates to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 563 miles [906.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,164 miles [11,529.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,042 miles [8,114.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'